Suzuki Samurai

[RollTideRam]

Skip the Shrockworks are the best I have seen. I have a set built like those in your second picture minus the extra tubing. The extra would make for a good step, but yours is not high off the ground. Mine are built with a heavy square tubing and are strong enough to use with a high lift jack. Like I said earlier my father looked at mine and made his. They are simple. JC

 

[Skipholiday]

The shockworks are $308.45 shipped.
The ones like yours are $296.18 shipped.
I need a welder. But for the money I may just buy a set.

Any suggestions on the bumpers?

Thanks

Terry~!

 

[RollTideRam]

I bought bumpers from Rocky-Road. I don't recommend them mainly for their service. Again my father made his bumpers, but not quite like mine. I have not kept up with the Suzuki crowd since my 2 year old was born, but used to, Shrockworks would offer a discount when buying more than one item. He has nice bumpers also. TrailTough also has some good stuff. For some reason I was thinking you had a welder. My father has made a few sets for other friends of mine, but he is 72 and not doing great right now. JC

 

[alchemysa]

Any suggestions on the bumpers?

Thanks

Terry~!

I just got a couple of pieces of flat plate about 6''x3'' and welded them to the bumper mounts on the chassis. Then i drilled them to match the holes in the bumper. This made the bumper stick out about 3 inches but it looks quite ordinary actually. Doesn't look weird at all... especially with a couple of cheap spotties mounted on as well. The extra 3" even gives you a nice ledge to park your backside on when youre fishing. As I recall, it could probably even be done without welding anything, just by bolting the bumper extensions to the car. I also used the angle grinder to cut some metal from the chassis bumper mount to give the tyres a bit more room. All up it was pretty easy and cost me absolutely nothing. I'll take a pic next time I'm with the car. (Its 300ks away).

 

[OKnewguy]

This is an interesting thread, just by coincidence in the current Petterson 4x4 offroading mag they are building up a sammy to compete against an rhino.
They are using one of their cheap truck challenge trucks, here is a link to the original article on the truck when it was the cheap truck challenge. 1991 Suzuki Samurai 4x4 - Cheap Truck Challenge - 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine
I bet they will have the article on the competition between the rhino online in in a couple of months.
Dave

 

[RollTideRam]

I read the article last week. I still don't see how they have 10k in a Samurai. I remember something like $1200 for shocks. JC

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

some people like to put money into thier toys.

 

[Skipholiday]

The budget for this build was $1500. The shocks were $20 a piece.

The goal was to build a cheap light duty off road/rock crawler.

 

[dfkrug]

This is an interesting thread, just by coincidence in the current Petterson 4x4 offroading mag they are building up a sammy to compete against an rhino.
They are using one of their cheap truck challenge trucks, here is a link to the original article on the truck when it was the cheap truck challenge. 1991 Suzuki Samurai 4x4 - Cheap Truck Challenge - 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine
I bet they will have the article on the competition between the rhino online in in a couple of months.
Dave

Interesting article. Thx for posting. If I get a fuelie Sami , I will look for that
capacitor problem. The 91 in the article is just a thottle body FI system,
not the more desireable port FI 1.6.

My own 1988 project vehicle was a tintop and cost $500, plus $200 CA state
penalties for expired registration. I scrapped the top and sold the parts I
did not want for a total of $350, so that helps. With my full frame-mounted
roll cage, my total vehicle weight is only 1250# so far. With the body off,
the tiny Xfer case and trans are super-easy to remove. Very nice rust-free
box tubing frame, too. I am using new tractor suspension seats since the
pan is welded to the frame.

 

[alchemysa]

The 91 in the article is just a thottle body FI system,
.

THROTTLE BODY FI systems. What a joke they were! Maximum complications for a minimal improvement over a standard carb. How many cars are in the scrap yard now thanks to stuffed throttle body electronics.